Question about traveling on an airline?

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Thomas B

Most people who are overweight up 300Lbs fit in to the little economy seats easily in most carriers.

Carriers I like:

United, American, Jet Blue for Domestic

American, Singapore Airlines, KLM and Lufthansa for International.

If you want a wider seat you can splurge about twice as much and get a First Class Ticket for Domestic Travel.

Good Luck.

bats

You can check the web site called .... Seat guru.com . This will give you the size of seats for every aircraft . I think as long as you can sit in the seat and not interfere with the person next to you , you are O K .

Axe J

JetBlue has bigger seats, and of course in first class there are bigger seats.
Get an aisle seat too.
Never hurts to just call the airline and ask for the seat measurments and their policy.

Mary L

Seats in First Class and Business Class are always larger and more comfortable, in addition to being more expensive. Personally, if I had a choice between purchasing two seats in Coach Class or one seat in First, I would go with First even if the price were the same -- food and service are much better!

I really don't know the answers to your other questions, but am sure that if a seat belt extender is needed they will have it available. I suggest you contact a travel agent for advice with your other concerns.

A.L.V.

ok well i am 6'3" at 360lbs
i have flown several time
the best way to go about this is with a aile seat in first class or business class i fit pretty good
i have tried the window seat and that was a big mistake
when i used the seat belt it had maybe another 4 inches till it was max. out so i really don't know if you would need a seat belt extender i got a pretty good beer belly

but call price around and good luck
also i have always flown southwest out of houston so i don't know the other airlines but i would give southwest 2 thumbs up

Redhead Drunk on Red Wine..Again

You need to go online and type in airline tickets, and the airline you are closest to. the sites like expedia.com, .kayak.com, cheapflightseats.com are best. They will give you the cheapest flights.

Yes, you have to buy two seats if you don't properly fit in your seat. The best are the seats near the emergency door.

I would advice you contact the airport or airline and ask regarding weight/seats.

I would not go with Southwest. Look at the show Airline and you will find out that that airline is not popular with customer service.
Delta, American Airlines are both great.

May I ask, what do you weigh? If you don't fit, then they may not let you fly.

Siver C

If you cannot fit in one seat you must buy two. The cheaper way is to fly business class. The seats are much bigger. I have never seen people who couldn't fit in a first/class or business seat.
The airline is not as much of a factor as the PLANE it's self. Some airliners have bigger seats because they are intended for long hauls.
If I were you, I'd go into an American Express office where they can answer all of question for EACH flight!
Have a nice time! Heavy people often sit on the aisle ... this makes it bit more comfortable for you so you aren't in-between people ... you can arrange that in advance too.

Mr. Goodkat

Go to www.seatguru.com for information on the width of seats. I am also overweight (considerably so) but I did not need to buy another seat. Try to get an aisle seat for more comfort. Also, if you need it, a seatbelt extender is available at no cost. There is no weight limit per se, but you need to be able to fit into the seat. Like I said, I am pretty large, and I do ok. Not as comfortable as other folks on the plane, but not bad.

alex_corporan@rocketmail.com

if you are about 365 pounds then yes a second seat maybe necessary be =cause a lot of people cary that excess fat in the butt. You should just get first class because it has bigger seats and they lean back more.
also i dont think youll get a big plane because your flight is more than likely not going to be one way so it will be on little planes
best answer????????????

Mike

I can't imagine the airline making you buy another seat. I say go for it, if they say something sue them

I-Like-Chicha&Ceviche

Look on the website and choose a window seat. Most planes that fly domestically have 2 seats on one side and one seat on the other. Choose a seat from the single seat side usually on the left side of the plane

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